THE LARTEH LANGUAGE AND ITS EFFECT ON CONTEMPORARY GUAN LANGUAGES
IMPORTANT WORDS TO NOTE 1. Awutu– The main language spoken by the people of Awutu-Bireku, Akotsi, Badwiase etc. 2. Efutu – The language spoken by the brothers of the Awutus. They are Ojobi, Senya-Bireku, Winneba, Kweikrom and more 3. Gua – The language spoken by the people of Anum-Boso 4. Larteh – The Language spoken by the people of Larteh 5. Anufor – The Language spoken by the Chakosi people 6. Kyipon - the language spoken mainly by the people of Abiriw, parts of Akropong and Tutu, Dawu. Awukugua, Adukrom, Apirede, Aseseeso, Akuni, Abonsen and some communities around Koforidua. Larteh is a Ga-Akan Related Guan language spoken in the Eastern Region of Ghana. It is most closely related to Awutu, Gua and Kyripon which are all members of the Ga-Akan Related Guan languages. Efutu and Nkonya are also Ga-Akan Related Guan languages but a bit distant in terms of close relations to Larteh. Indeed, Larteh may refer to a specific community but it goes